Extending the deadline for requesting supplementary international search from 19 to 22 months from the priority date (PCT Rule 45bis.1)

The PCT Yearly Review reported that international patent applications grew by 7.3% to 233,000 in 2016. Whilst US based innovators have accounted for the highest percentage of this growth for 39 years running, China-based innovators accounted for a substantial amount of overall growth.

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